Her breath hitched.
Samar trailed the pads of his fingers down the side of her face, catching hold of her chin.
“Have you walked around the house the next morning, not wanting to wake him up?”
“I camped out with them…” she managed. “Did sleep… overs…”
“Have you made coffee with sweet milk for him?”
She gasped, the haze breaking as she opened her mouth to protest when he leaned down and took her lips. They both smelled of coffee, their tongues warm. And she rose on her tiptoes, kissing him back just as deeply as he was kissing her and surprising his heartbeat into overdrive. This time there was no stopping, no pulling back, and she let him kiss her until they were both breathless.
“Tell me this is real,” she murmured on his mouth. Samar opened his eyes, finding hers closed.
“Hmm.”
Her mouth split into a smile, eyes still closed.
“Why did you always push me away?” She asked.
“Amaal,” he cupped the base of her chin. “Open your eyes.”
Her eyelashes tittered, then slowly rose. Bright blue eyes penetrated his being.
“When you first told me what you felt for me, you were an employee and ten years younger than me.”
“I still am an employee and still ten years younger than you.”
“You know what I mean.”
She blinked.
His phone began to blare and he glanced over his shoulder.
“Sorry.” He stepped back, walking over to his mobile on the sofa.
Faris Calling…
“Yes.”
“The system will be delivered tomorrow afternoon. That’s the earliest they could manage.”
“Ok.” He ended the call, turning back to Amaal. “You have me as a guest for one more night.”
“Meaning?”
“The security system I ordered from Delhi will be delivered tomorrow afternoon. That means I sleep here tonight as well.”
Amaal rolled her eyes — “What a chore.”
Samar pressed his lips together, but couldn’t help the grin spreading across them.
“Samar, seriously, cancel it for good. I am going back to Srinagar in three weeks. It’s not even needed by this time.”
“Did I ask you?” He slipped his mobile into his pocket and walked up to her.
“You can’t talk to me like that.”
“Like what?”
